Gordon Stone Company has $53K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2013–2023
Latest incident
Mar 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
163
citations
48
significant & substantial
$53,362
proposed penalties
$45,782
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,580 gap.
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘThis rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
163 citations across 1,014 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2017-04-19.
On record since 2017.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Gordon Stone Company has $53K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 3 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$53K
proposed penalties
$53K
current assessed
$46K
paid to date
$8K
outstanding
160 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $5K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
16citations taken to the federal commission · 10% of citations on record
Settled
9 · 56%
Stood as issued
7 · 44%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 7 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$5K proposed, $5K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2013-07-22.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2017-10-25, 8 years ago
44%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
31
samples
16
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz167 over
Respirable dust, <.1mg14
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (31)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2017-07-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.55
0.23
2.39
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2017-07-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.46
0.27
1.70
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2017-07-18
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.28
0.2
1.40
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2016-08-03
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.85
0.21
4.05
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2016-08-03
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.26
0.26
1.00
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2014-03-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.42
0.34
1.24
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2013-03-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.87
1.07
1.75
Bobcat Operator
2017-10-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2017-10-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2017-10-25
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2016-08-03
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.33
0.38
0.87
Bobcat Operator
2014-05-20
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.29
0.33
0.88
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2014-03-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.29
0.39
0.74
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2014-03-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
0.43
0.37
Backhoe Operator
2014-03-26
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
0.29
0.45
Bobcat Operator
2013-06-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.92
0.94
0.98
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2013-06-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2013-06-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bobcat Operator
2013-06-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.27
0.81
0.33
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2013-06-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.19
0.84
0.23
Front-end Loader Operator
2013-01-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
0.99
0.15
Bobcat Operator
2013-01-16
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.16
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2013-01-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Jackhammer Operator
2013-01-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2010-11-04
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2010-11-04
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Backhoe Operator
2010-11-04
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2010-06-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bobcat Operator
2010-06-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2009-06-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Stone Polisher/Cutter
2009-06-02
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Stone Polisher/Cutter
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Gordon Stone Company recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Texas, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.17 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2025 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020
1.68
1.68
0.000
2019
1.77
1.77
0.000
2018
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
56
2025
55
2024
55
2023
56
2022
55
2021
59
2020
63
2019
57
2018
59
2017
75
2016
63
2015
40
2014
32
2013
27
2012
16
2011
14
2010
14
2009
9
2008
9
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Gordon Stone Company sits in Palo Pinto County, Texas, where the Census mining category is 3.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Palo Pinto County, Texas · Population 28,920
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$64,972
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2
23,653
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
23,625
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
22,816
5
1
219.1
2025 Q3
23,197
2
0
86.2
2025 Q2
22,802
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
23,104
3
0
129.8
2024 Q4
20,782
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
23,267
1
0
43.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
23,583
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
20,512
2
0
97.5
2023 Q4
21,885
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
22,460
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
23,884
3
0
125.6
2023 Q1
24,280
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
23,840
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
30,269
5
1
165.2
2022 Q2
27,984
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
25,420
3
0
118.0
2021 Q4
27,609
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
27,962
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
26,195
3
0
114.5
2021 Q1
30,936
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
32,860
2
0
60.9
2020 Q3
30,373
2
0
65.8
2020 Q2
29,422
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
26,269
3
1
114.2
2019 Q4
27,962
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
30,485
8
1
262.4
2019 Q2
28,599
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
25,704
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
24,517
5
2
203.9
2018 Q3
26,510
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
29,493
1
0
33.9
2018 Q1
28,514
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
41,534
3
0
72.2
2017 Q3
43,874
3
0
68.4
2017 Q2
37,234
5
2
134.3
2017 Q1
41,278
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
29,084
1
1
34.4
2016 Q3
30,779
7
1
227.4
2016 Q2
26,431
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
32,615
4
1
122.6
2015 Q4
28,635
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
26,022
4
3
153.7
2015 Q2
16,005
6
0
374.9
2015 Q1
15,550
6
1
385.9
2014 Q4
14,800
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
16,440
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
17,464
2
2
114.5
2014 Q1
12,316
12
3
974.3
2013 Q4
3,885
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
3,980
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
4,080
9
5
2205.9
2013 Q1
10,470
10
5
955.1
2012 Q4
3,257
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
3,370
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
3,400
7
2
2058.8
2012 Q1
3,325
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
5,227
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
3,265
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
6,345
2
0
315.2
2011 Q1
7,152
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
6,799
3
2
441.2
2010 Q3
5,822
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
8,162
3
2
367.6
2010 Q1
3,469
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
5,186
3
2
578.5
2009 Q3
2,107
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
1,810
9
4
4972.4
2009 Q1
2,414
1
0
414.3
2008 Q4
2,644
8
1
3025.7
2008 Q3
2,883
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
4,800
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
4,800
5
3
1041.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file
2023 · 1 incident
March 24, 2023TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Standing on rear bumper of service truck in muddy conditions: As they were stepping down foot slipped off and the struck something. (Employee unsure of what was struck). Causing injury to left pinky finger tip.
2020 · 1 incident
October 9, 2020TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miner attempted to remove a reservoir tip from a pneumatic grease gun without disconnecting the pressure hose first. The tip hit the miner in the lip causing a hole under the lower lip. There was no bone fracture or damage to para nasal sinuses. The miner took self to the emergency room. EE did not notify us until the day after the accident.
2017 · 1 incident
September 15, 2017TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miner struck their own hand with hand maul, cutting finger, transverse fracture through the distal tuft of the distal phalanx of the thumb. Patient can return to work when they feel well enough to do so.
2016 · 1 incident
August 30, 2016TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miner complained of left should hurting. Miner stated that is was a chronic condition. A second employee took the miner to Affordacare Urgent Care Facility in Stephenville, TX. Given OK to return to work on 9-1-2016 under light duty, no heavy lifting.
2015 · 2 incidents
July 15, 2015TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanDISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
The miner suffered from extreme dehydration and muscular cramps. Heat and lack of hydration days before working that day are some of the contributing factors. The miner received care at a local hospital for dehydration (IV) and considerably helped with muscle cramps as well. The miner missed 2 full days per doctor's orders.
April 28, 2015TX · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
operator was moving overburden with dozer and sustained back injury due to jarring of machine over rough terrain. Lower back pain from operating the machine for multiple hours. Minor injury with no impairment.
2013 · 1 incident
September 17, 2013TX · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was a mechanic at the mine. He was using a sledge hammer to install metal pins in the track of an excavator. After miss hitting the pin a small piece of metal from the pin broke off the pin and hit his leg. There was a small wound. He was taken to the hospital emergency room and received treatment. He was back to work the next day